About the Dolton Conservation Area
The Dolton Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares within Torridge District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Dolton CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St EdmundGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Thornes CottagesGrade II
- Amy's Cottage, Including Outbuilding Adjoining North [belonging to Hideaway Cottage]Grade II
- Arscotts and Arscotts CottageGrade II
- Atkins HouseGrade II
- Blandford HouseGrade II
- Christmas CottageGrade II
- Cobb CottageGrade II
- Corner Cottage and Hodge's CottageGrade II
- Cottage Immediately to South of Arscotts and Arscotts CottageGrade II
- Dolton War Memorial, including memorial cross and garden walls, railings, gate piers, and gateGrade II
- Haircut Cottage and AtkinsGrade II
- HilliersGrade II
- HomeleaGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Howard's, Halycon Cottage and Sunnyside HouseGrade II
- Madge's Cottage, Vine Cottage and the Old School CottageGrade II
- MerrymeetGrade II
- No 1 and 2 HackwillsGrade II
- North HamGrade II
- Northfield CottageGrade II
- Pear Tree Cottage Including East End of the Old Forge to the WestGrade II
- Ram's Head InnGrade II
- RoseleaGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Royal Oak InnGrade II
- SagesGrade II
- Sandscott and Ivy CottageGrade II
- The GardensGrade II
- The Nook and Adjoining Cottage to NorthGrade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- Union InnGrade II
- Wheelwright's CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDolton Conservation Area AppraisalTorridge District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Torridge District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.